The air is buzzing with news and developments about Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. There’s no doubt that many folks want to get their phones running this flavorful treat, and Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 users are just about to get started.

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The credit goes to XDA Developers member toxicthunder who compiled a Jelly Bean-based custom ROM for the 5.3 inch phone-tablet, bringing in smooth and slick Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean features along with the performance improvements and customizations — all these courtesy of some of the best from the CyanogenMod 10 (CM10) and Android Open Kang Project sources.

Half Illusion as this ROM is called, suggests amazing features that you can just imagine. Some of which are a smoother touch experience, offline voice typing, new and improved actionable notifications, and more to mention. But, before you get too excited, this ROM is not an official CyanogenMod 10 or AOKP ROM. There might be issues present especially on Samsung-specific features, though there were no major bugs reported.

Want to give it a try? In this tutorial, learn how to upgrade the Galaxy Note N7000 to Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean via Half Illusion custom ROM.

Requirements

Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data.

Instructions

Boot your Galaxy Note to ClockworkMod Recovery by pressing the Volume Up, Home, (Center), andPower keys together and let them go when the screen turns on. Use the Volume buttons to navigate and the Power button to select options.

Select Wipe data/factory reset and confirm the reset.

Select Wipe cache partition and confirm the wipe.

Select Advanced > Wipe Dalvik cache and confirm the cache wipe. And, while still in the Advanced menu, select Wipe battery stats and confirm the wipe.